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### To Dimension a 2D Feature Using the Line PROFILE Option:

1. Select Insert | Dimension | Profile | Line from the submenu. The Line Profile dialog box appears.

2. Select the feature(s) to dimension from the Feature List box. You can select any 2D feature. If a datum feature is selected, it must be a plane.

3. Type the plus tolerance value in the Plus box.

4. Type the minus tolerance value in the Minus box.

5. Select either Inch or MM in the Units area.

6. Select where to output the dimension information. Select the Statistics, Report, Both, or None option.

7. Select the optional Display check box if you want to view dimension information in the Graphic Display window.

8. Select either Form Only or Form and Location in the Control Options area of the dialog box.

9. If you selected the Form Only option, select the Use Best Fit check box. This causes the dimension use the internal best fit alignment to allow the shape to rotate or translate until it finds the best fit for the feature.

10. If you selected the Use Best Fit check box, select the desired workplane to allow rotation and translation. Using the workplane restricts the alignment to be a two-dimensional alignment.

11. Select the desired analysis options by marking the Textual check box or the Graphical check box. If the Graphical check box was marked, type the multiplier value in the Multiplier box.

12. If desired, select the Display check box in the Dimension Info area and click Edit to select the Dimension Info Format you would like displayed in the Graphic Display window.

- If you've selected the Form and Location option earlier, be sure to select MaxMin check box from the Dimension Info Format area of the Edit Dimension Info dialog box.

- If you've selected the Form Only option earlier, be sure to select the Measured check box from the Dimension Info Format area of the Edit Dimension Info dialog box.

13. Click the Create button.

The dimension will appear in the Edit window with this information:

dimension_name = PROFILE,OF feat_1

AX | NOM | +TOL | -TOL | MEAS | MAX | MIN | DEV | OUT-TOL
M | 5.0000 | 0.0100 | 0.0100 | 5.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000

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